Fortnite TV Show for Disney XD Hoax Dupes Internet
By Nicholas Barth ·
A hoax suggesting that a Fortnite TV show for Disney XD is currently in the works has raised the hopes of fans, while being a source of disappointment for those not fond of Fortnite.
Is a Fortnite TV show for Disney XD currently in the works to be produced?
It is highly unlikely as no official announcement of a Disney XD Fortnite TV show has been made by Epic Games (the developer of Fortnite) or Disney.
However, that has not stopped a parody account of Disney XD from starting a massive rumor that spread throughout the world Twitter and has many individuals believing that a Fortnite TV Show is coming in the future.
Fortnite: The TV Show will premier on August the 12, 2019! pic.twitter.com/sR4M4VFffV
— Disney XD ? (@DisnayXD) July 15, 2018
The rumor of the TV show began on Sunday, July 15th when a parody account that is clearly not the official Twitter account of the legitimate Disney XD organization posted a tweet stating that a series focused on the popular battle royale game would be coming to the channel on August 12th, 2019.
With the battle royale game from Epic Games currently being one of the most discussed and played video games in the world currently, the mere mention of a possible television series based on the title soon had the parody account's up to thousands of retweets and replies.
Continuing to fuel the fire, the parody account then posted a link to a "sneak peak" of the alleged show that took viewers to a very odd video showcasing Garry's Mod footage of the Family Guy characters Peter and Joe in a match of Fortnite.
Another major development then sprung up in regards of the alleged Fortnite TV Show for Disney XD, as a listing for the rumored Fortnite TV show appeared on the movie news database of IMDB.
The description of the listing states the following.
"A group of Unlikely Virgins battle against Zombies and Enemies as the rift grows bigger and the storm closes in every day."
While the prospect of a battle royale style of televison series could bring in viewers from fans of movies in the form of the Hunger Games, no official announcement from Disney or Epic Games and the very crude and unprofessional promotion of the alleged Fortnite TV Show for Disney XD points to the likelyhood of this rumor being false at the moment as completely certain.
Meanwhile, we ask a question: Is Ninja dead? The answer probably won't surprise you.
(cover photo courtesy of IGN)